VAWG 92

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
We will work with the MPS to run a
Female Offender Diversion Pilot that
will divert women away from the
formal criminal justice system and
into appropriate support services
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 90

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
We will work with agencies
with specialist knowledge of
underrepresented groups to ensure
the services MOPAC commission
are sufficiently accessible and
encourage partners to do the same
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 91

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
We will work closely with partners
to develop a sustainable funding
model for female offender services
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 88

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC’s Directorate of Audit,
Risk and Assurance will conduct
and complete an audit of the MPS
response to prostitution
Please can you update me on the progress of this? Please can you also provide a copy of the audit?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 89

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
The MPS, the MPS Sex Workers
Advisory Group and MOPAC to work
together on a pan-London approach
to reducing on-street prostitution,
emphasising the use of a problemsolving approach
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 12

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
TfL and the MPS Road Traffic
Policing Command will continue to
work together to ensure taxis and
private hire vehicles are as safe as
possible
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 13

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
The GLA and MOPAC will continue
to coordinate prominent, crossdepartmental GLA campaigns
across London in order to keep
women safe at night, to prevent
harassment and encourage
reporting
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 10

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will join with partners
including the MPS, local authorities
and the business community in a
Review Group to take forward the
recommendations in the evaluation
report for the Safeguarding in
Public Spaces pilot project
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 11

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
TfL, the MPS, the British Transport
Police and the City of London Police
will continue to work in partnership
to tackle unwanted sexual behaviour
on the transport system
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 8

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will work with the GLA
and the MPS towards achieving
accreditation from the UN,
endorsing London as a safe city, as
part of the UN Women’s initiative
‘Safe Cities and Safe Public Spaces’
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 9

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will continue to support
efforts to encourage greater
reporting of any form of sexual
harassment, to improve the MPS’
intelligence picture of where these
offences happen and enable a more
targeted response
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 6

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will convene local
authorities and the MPS to drive
forward work to ensure that tackling
VAWG is treated as a priority within
Pupil Referral Units
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 7

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will look to the projects
and programmes we commission
to ensure that any agency working
with young people is capable of
supporting young men to be strong
in their commitment to equality and
healthy relationships, making this a
part of the tendering process
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 14

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
For all sectors to identify and
encourage champions across the
industry within businesses, local
authorities and community groups
that proactively promote women’s
safety at night and support women
to report.
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 15

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
For the licensed premises industry
to have appropriately trained staff,
who are proactive and vigilant
around women’s safety at night.
This includes a duty to capture
information and report to the police
where appropriate
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 25

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will await and evaluate
learning and evidence from the
Nottinghamshire pilot on using
misogyny as a criterion for
recording hate crime.
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 24

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will continue to use its
convening powers and networks
to increase awareness and
understanding of VAWG, and
encourage learning from other
sectors such as healthcare,
where concepts of emotional
intelligence have been successfully
embedded into their ways of
working to improve the
experiences of service users
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 19

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
To empower women with the
correct safety information and
clear guidance to confidently use
all public spaces
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 18

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
For the GLA and MOPAC to work
with the industry champions to build
an atmosphere of transparency and
safety for women who work at night
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 17

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
For London to promote campaigns
that target and educate
perpetrators to change behaviours,
highlight examples of good practice
and to encourage reporting,
including bystander and third party
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 16

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
For every woman to be and feel
believed when coming forward and
for referrals to the VCS or other
relevant support agencies to always
be made where appropriate
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 23

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will work with the GLA to
ensure that City Hall has a victimcentred approach that supports
those that do come forward,
embedding a pathway in Human
Resource policies across the
GLA family
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 22

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC and the GLA will lead by
example, setting clear standards of
acceptable behaviour, encouraging
a culture of respect and ensuring
that all areas of City Hall and the
wider GLA family have in place goldstandard processes for reporting
abuse and harassment
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 21

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will advise and support
on the development and
implementation of the Mayor’s
Good Work Standard
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 20

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
Ensure that planning and the
built environment factor in and
support women’s safety at night,
recognising good practice and
existing campaigns across London
and broaden them to cover all
public spaces
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 34

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC, the MPS and the Probation
Service will work together to
analyse domestic and sexual
offenders as a ‘cohort of interest’,
so that we can build a better
picture of who and where these
offenders are
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 35

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will feed analysis on
domestic and sexual violence
offenders into an interactive data
dashboard for police and partner
agencies to use
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 30

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will scrutinise the work of
the MPS and CPS in improving the
quality of evidence provided to
prosecutors
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 31

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will hold the MPS to account
for delivering on the investment in
key technologies such as body-worn
video, digital forensic technology
and core IT systems, and ensuring
that they impact positively on VAWG
cases
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 32

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
The MPS will report on the impact
of the BCU programme in relation to
VAWG offences
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 33

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
The MPS will use HR data and visits
to investigation teams to scrutinise
the workload of officers involved
in VAWG cases to ensure they have
the time and resource they need to
deliver the right response
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 26

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will convene and facilitate
discussions between key agencies
through the London VAWG
Coordinators forum and the
London VAWG Board to establish
the appropriate levels of risk
identification training and specialist
skills for front-line staff who
potentially come into contact with
victims of crime.
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 27

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC and the Victims’
Commissioner will work with Safe
Lives, the MPS, the Community
Rehabilitation Company and HMPPS
to establish a Review Group to
develop and implement an approach
in which risk is considered at an
earlier stage in a victim’s journey
through the justice process, working
with disclosure schemes such as
Clare’s Law to ensure the safety of
potentially vulnerable people
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 28

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
With all key partner agencies, such
as the MPS and local authorities,
MOPAC will facilitate discussion
on whether the Domestic Abuse,
Stalking and Honour-based violence
(DASH) risk assessment currently
used by the police and specialist
agencies, could be used more
widely to help identify who is at risk.
As part of this work we will look
at existing risk assessment tools
which seek to prevent perpetrating
behaviour and likelihood of
domestic and sexual abuse.
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 29

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
The MPS will introduce enhanced
training for officers on the first
response to domestic incidents
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

Borough knife crime action plans

Sian Berry: Will you publish all the knife crime action plans produced in the past year by London boroughs?

The Mayor: MOPAC has worked closely with London Councils and the Met to develop a consistent format for Knife Crime and Serious Violence Plans across London.
The content of these plans has been for each of London’s 32 Community Safety Partnerships (CSP) to determine, based around the six strands of the Knife Crime Strategy:
Whilst MOPAC, London Councils and the Met have actively supported the sharing of good practice across London, something that the Violence Reduction Unit is now continuing; the ownership of the plans and any details of publication, remain with each of the CSP’s.

VAWG 46

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will work with the CRC and
Probation to understand whether
existing drug, alcohol and mental
health programmes adequately
address an intersection between
these issues and VAWG
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 45

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will lobby the Sentencing
Council to seek a change to current
practice, where there are small,
if any, consequences for nonattendance at behaviour-change
programmes for perpetrators after
release
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 41

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will go beyond the original
Police and Crime Plan commitment
to review the use of Criminal
Behaviour Orders, Domestic
Violence Prevention Orders and the
MPS, CRC, HMPPS, and extend the
review to examine the use of all out
of court disposals, including new
measures surrounding Stalking
Protection Orders as introduced by
the recent Stalking Protection Bill
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 71

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
TfL and domestic abuse refuge
provider Hestia will explore how
victims of abuse can seek support
as part of their regular journeys on
London’s transport network
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 37

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
The MPS will continue its Dauntless+
programme, which identifies,
monitors and disrupts individuals
who are often deliberately transient,
target vulnerable individuals and
pose an ongoing risk to others
through their violent offending
behaviour
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 36

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
The MPS will review practices
regarding evidence gathering
from technology
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 39

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will convene a meeting with
local authority and criminal justice
service partners to establish the
current use of risk assessments
and encourage better sharing of
knowledge around risk assessments
for individuals suspected of or
being treated for spousal or familyrelated assault, helping better
determine the degree to which an
individual poses a threat to his/her
spouse, children, family members
and others, ultimately helping to
prevent further offending
Please can you update me on the progress of this and when did the meeting take place?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 38

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
The National Probation Service
(NPS), Community Rehabilitation
Company (CRC) and the MPS will
work together to improve the flow
of information between them to
support cases and identify more
strategic learning on how the police
respond to early identification of
high risk
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 42

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will continue to support
calls for the creation of a register
system for domestic abuse
and harassment perpetrators,
pushing for it to be included in the
forthcoming Domestic Violence Bill
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 40

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
The MPS will review its practices
around arrest by appointment, to
provide assurance that it is used
appropriately and with due regard
to risk management and the needs
of the victim.
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 44

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
Embed the Drive Project within
the work of the MPS, challenging
perpetrators of domestic abuse to
change their behaviour.
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 43

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
With the MPS, CRC, HMPPS, MOPAC
will review what more can be done
to improve compliance with license
conditions
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 55

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC and the Victims’
Commissioner will continue to
push the MPS to ensure that all
victims can make a Victim Personal
Statement and understand their
rights regarding how this can be
presented in courts
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 56

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
Roll out a pilot for Section 28 of
the Youth Justice and Criminal
Evidence Act 1999 with HMCTS
and other justice partners, which
allows vulnerable and intimidated
witnesses such as children to video
record their cross-examination
before a trial, rather than have to
face reliving their trauma in the
courtroom.
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 49

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC and the MPS will continue
to assess and address the
emerging issues around the use
of livestreaming to harass women
and girls, such as the filming and
broadcasting of women visiting
abortion clinics
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 50

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC and the MPS will continue
to discuss and address any future
risks to women and girls arising
from technological advances
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 47

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will lobby the Government
for changes in the law to enable
the prosecution of perpetrators
of ‘upskirting’ and for tougher
sentences for those convicted of
such offences.
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 48

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
A partnership involving MOPAC,
the MPS, the NHS and the Suzy
Lamplugh Trust will establish a
new Stalking Threat Assessment
Centre, based within the MPS, to
assess the risk of offending and
put appropriate treatment and
management plans in place to
address stalking behaviour
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 53

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
The Victims’ Commissioner for
London will lead and complete a
review of adherence to the Victims’
Code of Practice throughout
London. Where it is found that the
Code is not being fully adhered
to, the Victims’ Commissioner will
work with partners to address these
shortcomings, ensuring that victims
can have confidence in a standard
level of quality service from all
parts of the justice process.
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 54

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC, the Victims’ Commissioner,
the MPS and CJS will explore
innovative approaches to victims
giving evidence, including prerecorded evidence
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 51

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will commit £200k from
its Victims Fund to support the
London Councils Harmful Practices
programme
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 52

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will continue to lead and
develop the newly-established
London Modern Slavery Partnership
Board, sharing intelligence and
best practice, pooling resources
and developing new approaches to
tackle the criminals behind these
crimes.
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 66

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC and the Victims’
Commissioner will, in partnership
with the London VAWG Board,
examine the case for a London-wide
accreditation or quality standard for
VAWG services, to build confidence
and provide a means of recourse for
service users dissatisfied with their
experience.
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 65

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
The Victims’ Commissioner will
convene all the agencies and groups
with an interest in this issue, to
share information and research and
to make joint recommendations
for safe reporting routes for these
highly vulnerable women and girls
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 64

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC, with the Pan-London
Domestic Violence Service, will
develop and implement an approach
to enable victims to access IDVA
support in criminal, civil and family
courts
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 63

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
The MPS and Victim Support
will produce and analyse victim
benchmarking data on victim
satisfaction, to enable a better
understanding of the need for
training around safeguarding issues
and coercive control.
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 62

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC and the Victims’
Commissioner will call on the
Government to enshrine in law
measures that require civil courts –
such as family courts - to recognise
and have regard to criminal
proceedings and other safety-based
restrictions
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 61

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC and the Victims’
Commissioner will call on the
Government to ensure that
the ‘presumption of parental
involvement’ should always
consider the significant implications
of contact when one parent is at
high risk of offending, ensuring
that the presumption does not put
children in harm’s way
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 60

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
The Victims’ Commissioner, the
MPS and the CPS will conduct
a ‘deep-dive’ study into rape
cases in London, to improve our
understanding of the victim’s
experience, identify common points
of attrition, and guide future service
provision in the capital
Please can you update me on the progress of this? And if compleete, can you provide a copy of the study?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 59

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will fund and work with
partners to develop and launch an
online portal for victims of crime –
providing a single point for victims
to find out about the services
available to them in London and
enabling them to get in touch
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 58

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC and the Victims’
Commissioner will provide a
comprehensive response to the
consultation on the Government’s
Domestic Violence and Abuse
Bill, seeking the views of all
organisations involved in tackling
VAWG in London and ensuring that
the voices of survivors are heard
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 57

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC and the MPS will work
together to integrate MOPACcommissioned Victim Support
services with the MPS-managed
Witness Care Unit, as part of a
three-year change programme that
will transform the currently siloed
and disparate range of victim and
witness services into an integrated
service that meets the diverse and
individual needs of all victims in
London.
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 67

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will use the learning
from the Pan-London Domestic
Violence Service to inform future
development of the service
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 68

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will sustain funding for
the three London Sexual Assault
Referral Centres (also known as
the Havens), which treat female
and male victims of sexual assault,
and the four London Rape Crisis
Centres
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 69

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will commission a new
single specialist victim and witness
service that is designed with and
for London’s children and young
people, handling all crime types
including VAWG
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 70

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will fund youth workers and
Independent Domestic Violence
Advisors to support victims of
knife crime, gang crime, domestic
abuse and sexual exploitation in
London’s four major trauma centres
to prevent repeat victimisation.
We will take this work further and
extend the programme to key A&E
departments in boroughs that have
high levels of knife crime
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 72

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC and the Victims’
Commissioner will engage with the
Home Office to discuss how support
can be improved for victims of FGM
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 73

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC and the Victims’
Commissioner will engage with the
Foreign and Commonwealth Office
to discuss whether and how better
support could be offered to women
and girls subjected to FGM who
live in London, but are victimised
abroad
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 74

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
A review group will be convened by
the London VAWG Board to review
and ensure that MARACs function
effectively. This includes ensuring
that the Pan London DV service fully
supports the effective running of
local MARACs and reviewing the
capacity of MARACs to exercise
their responsibilities regarding
tackling perpetrators
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 75

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will work together with
HMCTS and the Pan-London
Domestic Violence Service to
enable victims to access IDVA
support in both criminal and family
courts
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 76

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will invite bids for new
VAWG services made through the
new co-commissioning element of
the London Crime Prevention Fund
and support implementation of the
successful applications
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 77

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
In partnership with NHS England and
the MPS, MOPAC will open London’s
first Child House – providing
investigative, medical and emotional
support in one place to young
victims of sexual violence
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 87

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will work with the London
VAWG Board and London Heads of
Community Safety to put into place
a strategic response across London
to encourage women to leave
prostitution
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 86

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will engage with the
London Housing and Domestic
Abuse Strategy Group to jointly
explore the relationship between
domestic abuse, prostitution and
homelessness to seek solutions to
minimise these risks to women
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 83

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
The Pan-London Housing Reciprocal
will continue to look to raise
awareness of its services and bring
in additional Housing Associations
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 82

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will ensure that dispelling
myths regarding alcohol/drug abuse
and domestic violence feature
as part of our wider approach to
challenging in harmful attitudes
toward women through the Pan
London VAWG campaign and
associated VAWG Board subgroup
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 85

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC and GLA Housing will jointly
explore options for pan-London
commissioning of refuges and other
safe accommodation, particularly
for those who have no recourse to
public funds.
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 84

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will conduct a review
into the lack of connection
between child safeguarding and
domestic abuse approaches in
London. This review will focus
on better communication and
links between CSE / MASH
practitioners and domestic abuse
/ MARAC stakeholders to increase
consistency of approach and
appropriate safeguarding which
also recognises the nature of
domestic abuse and VAWG
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 79

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
We will lobby the Government to
create and online standard for
internet companies, introducing an
ombudsman to invigilate the online
space
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 78

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will review its commissioned
support services to ensure they
are equipped to meet the needs
of victims of online offences, and
consult with partners on whether
lobbying is required to strengthen
the laws around this kind of
offending. This will include raising
the profile of support services for
victims of online crime, so that
victims of crime are aware of the
help available to them
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 81

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will meet with Directors of
Public Health to explore VAWG as a
priority issue. Specifically enabling
better access to mental health
services for those currently trying
to access support
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 80

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will meet with the NHS and
conduct a feasibility study into
expanding the NHS IRIS Model to
encompass wider forms of VAWG
beyond domestic abuse
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 1

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will work with partner
agencies and communities to
develop and deliver a campaign
that not only raises awareness of
VAWG but also robustly tackles
unacceptable attitudes to women
and girls. We will bring partners
together as a subgroup of the
London VAWG Board to take this
forward.
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: The MOPAC Annual Report will be published in July 2019 and will include an update on the progress of the VAWG Strategy commitments.
The Annual Report will be discussed at the September 2019 Police and Crime Committee (PCC). This will provide the opportunity for a wider discussion on the VAWG Strategy Commitments if members of the PCC wish.

VAWG 3

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will lobby the education
sector, supporting calls for
a proactive approach which
challenges the normalisation of
views and behaviours that
facilitate VAWG
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 2

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
Safer London will continue to
deliver its Empower service aimed
at reducing sexual violence and
child sexual exploitation across
London through groups work, work
in schools and Young People’s
Advocates (YPAs)
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responseto Mayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 5

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
The MPS will ensure that Safer
Schools Officers tackle VAWG within
schools as a priority issue
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.

VAWG 4

Susan Hall: In your VAWG, you committed to:
MOPAC will fund and support the
implementation of a whole school
prevention pilot in four Croydon
schools over three academic years.
This is focused on gangs, serious
youth violence and violence against
women and girls within the context
of healthy relationships; resilience
and enabling young people to make
positive choices
Please can you update me on the progress of this?

The Mayor: Please see my responsetoMayor's Question 2019/9005.